They were staging the massive gas pipe that will go under the Hudson to NYC.

Because of this – they were offering free 24 hour shuttle between the Newport area and the Lackawanna train terminal. Not a bad trade-off considering that’s the only way to take the PATH to NYC since Hurricane Sandy.

However, how comfortable would you be with the “trade off” of living near this ticking time bomb? What if they build all sorts of massive skyscrapers near here too?

Work on Spectra Gas Pipeline in Hudson River near Hoboken terminal

It was funny – most “workers” in the vicinity didn’t know too much about what was going on – but as I pieced the little information I got from each person I asked, I surmised it was the Spectra Natural Gas Pipeline project. Apparently they’re pumping natural gas under the Hudson River. Joy.

You can also see what a giant gas explosion looks like after the jump… it’d certainly burn the hair off everyone passing through that terminal if it blew up. Luckily I take the uptown NY Waterway Ferry when I want to go to Manhattan.

Here’s what I saw yesterday. Can you imagine what this structure is exactly? Some kind of monitoring station?

4th Ward Councilman Occhipinti wants city to intervene

To introduce resolution at 1/19 Council meeting…

1/18/2011 Update:

Recently elected 4th Ward Hoboken Councilman Tim Occhipinti, who first brought this matter to the city’s attention last year – issued a press release this week regarding the massive natural gas pipeline that is proposed for our neck of the woods.

Public Meeting set for August 4th

Proposed gas pipeline would run through Jersey City near Hoboken Border

8/2/2010:

Many Hudson County residents are up in arms over a proposed natural gas pipeline that Texas energy company Spectra Energy wants to run from Pennsylvania, through New Jersey – to service customers in New York City.

Residents are fearful for the potential harmful carcinogenic effects, as well as possibility of catastrophic explosions which has happened in the past in New Jersey, and earlier this year in Connecticut.

“Jersey City will bear tremendous risks with no reward, all for the benefit of New York City and Spectra.

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has scheduled a meeting for Wednesday, August 4th, from 6pm to 10pm at Ferris High School, 35 Colgate Street. We need your presence to stop this pipeline or your written objection for the record by Aug. 4th. This will likely be the only public meeting to make your objections known.

IF you cannot make the meeting WE NEED YOU TO SEND A LETTER!!! We need to show that the community is against this.”